Industry Business Models

Nonprofit Business Model Statements Although every nonprofit has a mission statement that defines the organization s core purpose and work, many are unaware of its useful companion, the business model statement: a brief summary that spells out the organization s economic drivers. Like a mission statement, a business model statement acts as a touchstone: a reminder and a guide for the organization s focus and strategies. Nonprofit executives and board members usually have a good sense of the various types of funding that support the organization…

By this short post, you are stating what the Music Industry has done to consumers and artists is ethical? They are struggling to keep a dying business model alive. Consumers are shafted by artificially inflated prices; and artists (without songwriting royalties) are shackled by horrible recording contracts. It s time to move forward with digital. AllofMP3 is presenting a model, flawed as it may be, however this should be a wakeup call. There needs to be better business models offered (iTunes is horrible), and to this point, the industry has failed…

Would be similiar to buying a car? How would this work with pre existing conditions? For example the helath insurance industry is busy building a data base on every American s health history. You see, the problem is, health insurance does not abide by the same market forces as other parts of the economy. The business model in healthcare insurance is 1. Insure only healthy people 2. When people become ill, stop insuring them. 3. Never insure people who are already ill. BTW, this does not negate the fact that people need to be responsible for…

Entrepreneurship - think like a buggy whip maker just as the Model T was coming into being. What would you do? Give up or shift into the automotive industry? SE - You worked your tail off as an IT guru and Dataworks merged and became Epicor. Do you file for permanent unemployment or create a business and sell your talent? 1099 - you can be working full time and have a moonlighting gig going all the time on the side. Who are you in this?Cars that Id

The use of organization specific Business Reference models The use of Business process improvement methodologies Lean, a quantitative data driven methodology based on statistics, process understanding and process control Six Sigma, a methodology that mainly focuses on eliminating bad products or services to clients by using statistical evaluation Business Process Reengineering, which in reality is a facet of BPM The understanding of Business Change Management, the process that empowers staff to accept changes that will improve performance and productivity…

With launching its India operations, the heat is turned up in the eCommerce space. Amazon had been testing waters through Junglee, so this was quite an expected event. The customers seem to be welcoming the overlords of eCommerce, perhaps eCommerce stores too, albeit less enthusiastically. There is a sudden burst of activity across the bigger players. We, at, collect data across a large number of product categories, including books, on a daily basis. So, we decided to do some analysis once Amazon got into business with books. We collected data for…

2. Differences in modelling re greenhouse gases v. GW? I.e., GHG s are reasonably quantifiable. Wouldn t that make their modelling more reliable. 3. Are there good alternatives to modelling? If not, should we simply toss all modelling? 4. The pharmaceutical industry uses modelling to ascertain the safety of their drugs. IS this then far from accurate ? 5. Employers also use modelling to forecast future business trends. Should they stop? 6. Are you aware of any models that DO accurately predict the past ?World IP Day: pharmas IP overdose is…

In this changing age of the music industry, but what s with bands asking for handouts? I just saw this bulletin on myspace: All we need is $1 We can t say how much we appreciate your support! Many of you have recently asked when we will be in your area for a show well, that has really made us think. We are pledging to head out on the road, and within the next year, visit as many of you as possible. To do this, we will of course have some sponsorship support, but we are also asking for your help! Lateline - 02/03/2012: New business models…